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Amend CSHB 3 (senate committee printing) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 1.041 of the bill, in added Section 48.277(b)(2)(G), Education Code (page 42, line 62), strike "teacher" and substitute "teacher, school counselor,".
(2) In SECTION 1.041 of the bill, in the heading to added Section 48.280, Education Code (page 43, line 64), strike "TEACHER" and substitute "TEACHER, SCHOOL COUNSELOR,".
(3) In SECTION 1.041 of the bill, in Section 48.280(a)(1), Education Code (page 43, line 66), strike "teacher" and substitute "teacher, school counselor,".
(4) In SECTION 1.041 of the bill, in added Section 48.280(a)(2), Education Code (page 43, line 68), strike "teachers" and substitute "teachers, full-time school counselors certified under Subchapter B, Chapter 21,".
(5) In SECTION 1.041 of the bill, in added Section 48.280(d), Education Code (page 44, lines 18 and 19), strike "classroom teacher and full-time librarian salaries and benefits" and substitute "salaries and benefits for classroom teachers, full-time school counselors certified under Subchapter B, Chapter 21, and full-time librarians".
(6) In SECTION 2.013 of the bill, strike added Section 21.4023, Education Code (page 65, line 68 through page 66, line 12) and substitute the following:
Sec. 21.4023. CLASSROOM TEACHER, SCHOOL COUNSELOR, AND LIBRARIAN SALARY INCREASE. (a) A classroom teacher, full-time school counselor certified under Subchapter B, or full-time librarian employed by a school district or open-enrollment charter school in the 2019-2020 school year is, as long as the teacher, counselor, or librarian is employed by the same district or school, entitled to a salary that is at least equal to the salary the teacher, counselor, or librarian received for the 2019-2020 school year.
(a-1) For the 2019-2020 school year, a school district or open-enrollment charter school shall increase the salary of each classroom teacher, full-time school counselor certified under Subchapter B, and full-time librarian employed by the district or school in the 2018-2019 school year by at least $5,000. This subsection expires September 1, 2020.
(b) The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.
(7) In SECTION 2.054 of the bill, in added Section 822.201(b)(12), Government Code (page 83, line 3), strike "teachers" and substitute "teachers, school counselors,".